Exclusive: MS sufferer walks 900 miles in memory of childhood sweetheart who died of cancer 27 days after they wed

A man with multiple sclerosis is embarking on a mammoth walk to raise money in honour of the wife he lost to cancer.
49-year-old Tony Hadfield, from Sheffield, is currently 9 weeks into the 900 mile walk, which will take him from John O’Groats to Land’s End.
Even before his own diagnosis, Tony was no stranger to multiple sclerosis.
His brother David, who has been wheelchair-bound since 2001, was diagnosed with the disease at the age of 29.
Then, last year, father-of-two Tony was diagnosed with the disease himself.
After his brother’s MS diagnosis, Tony would regularly run marathons and half... read more

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